I had many revenge fantasies when I was in junior high: – Revenge against the guy who would flip my school books out of my hand. – Revenge against the guy who would push me down the stairs. – Revenge against the guy who sat on my chest and pummeled my face. – Revenge against the guy who stuffed me upside down in the lunchroom trash can. – Revenge…revenge…revenge…the stories would go on.

I had never been strong, powerful, popular or courageous, so my revenge fantasies were just that. No way to get back. No way to gather forces. And, no, I never told anyone in authority. I should have.

Taz, our dog, usually ran into his “dog run” to take care of “his business.” 1

In his last months, despite his best intentions he didn’t always make it. That’s inconvenient, but it’s not a problem when it’s outside, someone notices what’s going on and she or he responds promptly.

On-the-other-hand, it can become a big problem if: – Inside, not outside, well, hopefully he made it into the kitchen. – Someone fails to notice, and there is now an unforeseen minefield awaiting. – Someone fails to respond, and now there the minefield is caused by neglect too.

What kind of insurance do you value? What kind of insurance would you like someone to invent?

I would invent foolproof self-esteem insurance.

Self-esteem insurance would protects us against inevitable emotional pain and loss in case of an “accident”.

A self-esteem accident might include: When we hurt someone’s feelings, or some else hurts us When we use hurtful words; or others wound us with their words. When we wound or are wounded with inconsiderate actions, intentional or not.

Insurance transfers of the risk of a loss, from one to another, in exchange for payment.

For instance, I carry auto insurance. Auto insurance protects us against financial loss in case one of the cars we own is involved in a car accident (or similar incident). We chose an insurance company that we pay a fee in case we have an accident.

Late Spring is a time for renewal. Everything in my garden is coming alive again. It’s a great time for reflection and self assessment. Through the month of June I’m writing about the importance of embracing yourself, the real, the whole you.

Gathering into yourself all the pieces of you.

Embrace Yourself!

Note – No theft nor harm intended. I’ll gladly give credit to the photographer[s] and owner[s]. I found the photos in this series attached to a file called cool-images4121_pps.

Scandal used to be, scandalous. Bad news prompted bad publicity, which lead to bad consequences.

Someone once said any publicity is good publicity. I think Tiger Woods would disagree.

The scandal of bad choices damages self-worth.

Moses struggled with his self-worth. He was a murderer; pursued by the civil authorities he fled for his life. He left his princely role, his family, friends, people and nation. Followed by scandal he fled.

And along came God with an offer to be a hero if he faced his scandal. Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”